Early childhood developmental disabilities-data still needed

Abstract

The first 5 years of life form the building blocks for lifelong health and wellbeing, as shown by epidemiological risk and physiological, psychological, and neuroscientific evidence. Advances in research, policies, and programmes have resulted in increased attention on early childhood development, particularly in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) era.1 Although attention on childhood developmental disabilities is also increasing, the pace has lagged, partly due to data gaps for the prevalence, epidemiology, and causes of disabilities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).2 Bolajoko Olusanya and colleagues' systematic analysis in The Lancet Global Health for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) begins to address these gaps by estimating the prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) for six developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years: epilepsy, intellectual disability, vision loss, hearing loss, autism spectrum disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).3

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Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2018, Pages e1100-e1121

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Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 6, Issue 10, October 2018, Pages e1100-e1121